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THE·TEAM’s Kevin Shivers Promoted to Co-President of Music: ‘The Foundation of Our Business Is Strong’

THE·TEAM elevated executive vp/managing partner Kevin Shivers to co-president of music, the agency announced Tuesday (April 7). Shivers will join current president Lee Anderson, who assumed his current role leading THE·TEAM’s music group in June 2024. “I’ve always wanted a role like this, and I didn’t know if it would come,” Shivers told Billboard. “It’s […]

Ticketmaster Partners With CashorTrade for Additional Face Value Ticketing Option

Ticketmaster has announced the integration of fan-to-fan ticketing platform CashorTrade to expand the company’s face value options. The integration will allow verified Ticketmaster concert tickets to be resold on CashorTrade’s fan-to-fan marketplace at face value or below. “Fans deserve more ways to buy and sell tickets at the original price, with confidence that what they’re […]

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Bids to Buy UMG For Over $60 Billion

Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square said on Tuesday (April 7) that it made a non-binding offer to buy Universal Music Group in a deal that values the world’s largest music company at more than $60 billion. UMG’s stock was up more than 8.5% on news of the offer. Related Universal Music Group Announces $574M Share Buyback Program […]

Daddy Yankee Named Latin Recording Academy’s 2026 Person of the Year

Daddy Yankee will be honored as The Latin Recording Academy’s 2026 Person of the Year, celebrating his nearly 30-year career that serves as an example of perseverance, resilience and creativity. “This recognition is a dream come true,” the Puerto Rican artist — a pioneer in the reggaetón realm — said in a statement. “It means […]

U.K. Jewish Organizations Respond to Ye’s Offer to Meet – But Say Wireless Festival Appearance Should Be Scrapped

Multiple U.K.-based Jewish organizations have responded to Ye’s recent offer to meet and discuss his history of antisemitic remarks, while also urging that he be removed from this summer’s Wireless Festival lineup. The artist, formerly known as Kanye West, has faced ongoing backlash in recent years for a pattern of antisemitic statements made across social […]